Identification-ring.



C. DINUOGIO.

IDENTIFICATION RING. AAAAAAAA ION FILED AUG. 5, 1910.

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UNITED STATES Parana carton.

CAMILLO DINUCCIO, 0F PROVIDENfJE, RHODE ISLAND.

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To all wlzomtt may concern: 7

Be it-known that I, CAMILLO DINUCCIO, a citizen of the United States,residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of RhodeIsland, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Identification-Rings, of which the following is a specification. v

This invention relates to a certain new and useful improvement inidentification rings, the ring being made in two parts and so arrangedas to be capable of being Secured together to have the hppearance of onesolid ring, the inner surface of one or both of the halves or parts ofthe rings being adapted to bear identifying or other matter, which maybe engraved thereon, or otherwise marked.

The invention aims to'provide a ring of this character which is ofsimple construction, and one in which thelocking means for the'ringhalves may be operated with ease and facility, and may be unlocked in acorresponding manner.

Further and other objects will later appear.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view of the ring showing thesame inassembled form, Fig. 2 is an end elevation of; the ring 111 itsassembled form, Fig. 3 1s a;

plan view of the two halves in their unlocked state, Fig. 4 is a similarview taken from the opposite side of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a fragmentarycross section showing in detail the locking means.

The ring is composed of two halves or parts 1 and 2, each part being soformed that when the faces 3 and 4 of the parts are brought intocontacting relation, as shown in Figs. 2'a11d 5 of the drawings, thecompleted ring will have a substantially circular or elliptical crosssection'as is usual in finger rings. The major portions of the halves 1and 2 are semi-circular or semi-elliptical'in cross section, in orderthat when the halves are brought together they conjointly form acomplete circle or complete ellipse in cross section. The halves arealsoformed with a tortuous or compound groove 5 and 6 re-' 'spectively,which grooves are formed in enlarged portions 7 and 8 respectively, thethickness of the enlarged parts 7 and 8being equalto that of thecompleted ring as depicted in Fig. 2. The groove 5 extends from the face3 on one side of the enlarged part 7 downwardly and outwardly,thenmwardly Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 5, 1910. Serial No. 575,799.

somewhat of spiral shape.

When the ring is in assembled form the enlarged parts 7 and 8 by Virtueof their groove formations perfectly interlock and form a joint of thetype depicted in Fig. 2: In order to hold the parts in locked positionthe half 1 is provided with a transverse opening 9 in which. isconformably received a sliding pin 10 the latter being carried by andoperating in a hole 11 provided therefor in the half 2; Pin 10 hasitsinner end slightly enlarged as at 10' to preventsame from becomingdisengaged from hole 11. Part 2 is further formed with a hollowedoutportion 12 across which extends a bridge 13 A catch 14. is carried bythe part 1 which catch is adapted to enter the depression 12 and to passabove the bridge 13 thus holding the two parts against movement. Sincethe catch 14 resiliently engages the bridge 13 it- .will thus be seenthat the parts will be held against movementthereby. To open the'ring aslight tap is given to the same to return the pin into its hole 9 whenthe two parts may be moved in opposite direction to release the catch 14from the bridge 13. Any matte'r'such as will identify the wearer of thering, or matter of. any character whatsoever can obviously be engravedon or carried by the inner faces 3 and 4.

By reason of the two parts 1 and 2 being linked, they are inseparablyconnected, thus preventing loss of either of the parts when they are inopen position. "Further the pin 10 engages the walls formed by-hole 9remaining in position until the ringis tapped with the hand, or the liketo cause the pin to enter its hole 11, thus freeing same fromengagemenfiwith the part 2.

-- Having thus described my invention, I

atented Feb. 21, 191-1..

sliding locking pin and the other of said parts-having a hole to receivesaid pin when the parts are in. normally closcdposition, the first-namedpart carrying a catch,

and the second-namedpart having a depres- $1.011 formed with a bridgeover the same underneath which bridge the catch ls'adapted to engage.

2. In a ring, a plurality of parts and means to lock the parts together,said means consisting of a catch member carried by the inner face of oneof said parts, the other of, said parts being formed with a depression.

to receive said catch, means carried by the last named part to engagethe catch, and

transverse locking means between the parts adapted when in lockedposition to prevent movement of the parts necessary to move the catch tounlocked position.

3. A ring composed of two parts having 25 abutting faces for engagementwith each other, means carried by the abutting faces of said parts toprevent said parts be ng moved away' fromeach other in a lateraldirection with respect to the plane of the 30 ring and means to preventa sliding inovement of said parts relative to each other.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name tothiscspecification in the presence of two subscrlblng witnesses.

CAMILLO DINUCCIO.

\Vitnesses ADA E. HA'enR'rY, J. A. MILLER.

